Where to go in Canada, the US and Mexico

From wilderness to wonderful

As jubilados (Spanish for retirees) living in Canada, we’re interested in exploring the natural and nuanced in North America.

Café Nymphe

Images of mermaids, I must admit, came to mind when I heard about Café Nymphe in St. Lunaire-Griquet near the tip of northwestern Newfoundland. Magellan

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Both Sides Now

Don’t take our word for it. Beginning in 1935, German-born Josef Albers, colour theorist and one of the most influential twentieth-century artists and teachers, travelled

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Across the Pond

A few weeks ago, Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism sent me this to my inbox: Of all the things that make Newfoundland and Labrador one of

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The Notorious Gang Ranch

Tighten your stirrups for the wild ride through the legendary story of the Gang Ranch in British Columbia’s Cariboo Chilcotin where Magellan and I drove

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